Traveling case for watches



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.505 w. F. GRUPE TRAVELING CASE FOR WATCHES Filed March 28. 1921 Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. GRUPE, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO C. BUMP]? &; SONS, INC., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VANIA.

1 TRAVELING cnsn roawnrcnns.

Application filed March 28, 1921. Serial No. 456,090.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. GRUPE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a Traveling Case for lVatches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to traveling cases p With reference to the drawings, the in vention comprises a pair of substantially rectangular frames 1 and 2, of metal in the present instance, the frame 1 having at one end an extension3 which is adapted to fit between two spaced extensions 4, 4:, at one end of the frame 2, and the said extensions 3 and 4: having suitable eyes or tubes 3 and 4 at their extremities, formed in the present instance by bending over the said extremities, through which passes a rod or pin 5 establishing a hinged connection between the said frames 1 and 2.

Suitably secured to the frames 1 and 2 are, in the present instance, fabric covering elements 6, 6, which form the respective enclosing sidesiof the casing, and at the outer end of the frame 1 in the present instance and in the interior of the case is a suitable hook 7 over which the stem ring of a watch may be passed, or any other suitable clamping element may be employed for supporting the watch. Suitable interengaging locking elements 8 and 8 are provided at the free ends of the frames 1 and 2 respectively for retaining the frames together. when the case is closed, said elementsbeing disengageable by means of a projecting portion 8 of the element 8.

In setting up the case, the frame 1 is turned backwardly as far as it will go against the frame 2, and the case is placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 3, the frame 2 forming a pedestal for the frame 1 whlch is retained in an inclined, more or less upright, position. It will be noted, by referring to Fig. 3, that the adjacent end pieces of the frames 1 and 2 are made sufvficiently thick to bring them into contact when, in turning back the frame 1, the latter has assumed the desired inclination to the horizontal. In other words, the said frame 1 is retained in the desired inclined position ent1rely by reason of the engagement of the said adjacent end pieces of the frames, there being no necessity for special struts or supports of any sort.

By this arrangement of elements, a greatly simplified and at the same time efficient case is provided.

I claim:

A casing comprising a pair of substantially rigid, rectangular frames hinged together at one side and adapted to lie in juxtaposition, flexible 'backings for the frames, means for securing the frames in the juxtaposed position, means whereby when the frames are opened out and folded backwardly engagement of the hinged sides retains the frames in a position forming an acute angle between the backs, and a watchsuspending element carried by one of the frames.

WILLIAM F. GRUPE. 

